It is the Supreme Court that should have created the disciplinary process for judges. The executive or legislature should not have usurped the function of the judicial branch, which is an independent branch. The Standing Orders relating to impeachment of judges should only have been adopted on the advice and the approval of the Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court can now decide on the correct impeachment procedure - AHRC
- Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:23
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Statement on the Motion to Impeach the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
- Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:20
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The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA), the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) and the Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association (CMJA) are concerned about the recent motion in the Sri Lankan Parliament to proceed with the impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake
Time to push back over Sri Lankan impunity
- Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:17
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International attention on Sri Lanka has focused recently on a devastating report from the United Nations reviewing its own failure to protect civilians during the humanitarian catastrophe of the final months of the island nation’s civil war in 2009.
Parliamentary Standing Orders to be amended for quick conclusion of impeachment proceedings
- Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:29
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The government is looking at amending the parliamentary Standing orders that could obstruct the early conclusion of the impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, a senior government minister said. The government is trying to conclude the impeachment proceedings within three months or even less.
